1Associate Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
2Associate Professor, Dept of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad
Finger print identification is undoubtedly the most reliable and acceptable evidence till date in the court of law. Fingerprints can be used to identify an unknown victim, witness, or a suspect.Therefore, an attempt has been made to study the association of fingerprint pattern with gender, blood group and handedness.
A cross-sectional study,where medical students of either gender, were enrolled. The association of fingerprint pattern with gender, different ABO and Rh blood groups and handedness was studied using Chi square test.
A total of 1376 finger prints were analyzed, loops were the most common fingerprint pattern in all Rh+ve blood groups. Association between whorls and blood groups (A+,B+,AB+ and O+) and between arches and blood group AB+ and B+ was found to be statistically significant.
Knowledge of finger pattern could aid in the prediction of blood group in crime investigation with some confidence.
Fingerprints, Blood group, Association
